Aegiphila mollis (syn. Aegiphila salutaris)[1][2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae.[3] It is native to Central and South America.[4] Its common names include contra culebra and totumillo.[5]

Aegiphila mollis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Aegiphila
Species:
A. mollis
Binomial name
Aegiphila mollis
Synonyms

Aegiphila salutaris

This plant is a tree or shrub.[2]

The species is cited in Flora Brasiliensis by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius.

References

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  1. ^ Aegiphila salutaris. The Plant List.
  2. ^ a b Aegiphila mollis. Flora of Bolivia.
  3. ^ França, F. and A. M. Giulietti. (2012). Lectotypifications, neotypifications, and epitypification in the genus Aegiphila Jacq. Archived February 1, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Neodiversity 6 1-14.
  4. ^ Aegiphila mollis, distribution. Tropicos.
  5. ^ Aegiphila mollis.[permanent dead link] Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Herbarium.
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